Julissa Gomez

Quick Facts

Full Name	Julissa Gomez
Occupation	Gymnast
Date Of Birth	Nov 4, 1972(1972-11-04)
Age	52
Date Of Death	1991-08-08
Birthplace	San Antonio
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Scorpio

Julissa Gomez Biography

Julissa Gomez is one of the most popular and richest Gymnast who was born on November 4, 1972 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Promising gymnast who turned quadriplegic following a tragic vaulting incident at in 1988 at the World Sports Fair in Tokyo.

Her coach Karolyi in Houston, Karolyi, also was a trainer for her daughter, NadiaComaneci whom was among the very first person to achieve a perfect 10 in gymnastics.

Gomez was born in San Antonio, Texas, the younger of two daughters born to a pair of former migrant farm workers from Laredo, Texas. Her parents, mother Otilia and father Ramiro, worked their way up from their farm working days to become a teacher and a welder, respectively, and struggled to keep their family together while giving 10-year-old budding gymnast Julissa a chance to train with renowned gymnastics coach Béla Károlyi in Houston. At the 1986 U.S. Championships, she placed fourth in the all-around in the junior division and won a place on the U.S. National Team. By 1987 she was representing the United States in international meets. Especially strong on the uneven bars and balance beam, Gomez was considered a legitimate contender for the 1988 U.S. Olympic team.

In mid-1987, Gomez, wanting to move further up the rankings and reportedly frustrated with Károlyi’s sometimes abusive training methods, decided to leave the Károlyis. After briefly training at US Acrosports in Webster, Texas, Gomez’s search for a new coach led her to select Al Fong, who was the trainer of another up-and-coming gymnast eager to make the 1988 Olympic team, Christy Henrich. Though her parents had vowed to keep the family together no matter where Julissa’s career took her, they decided that Ramiro would move with Julissa to Blue Springs, Missouri, where Fong’s gymnastics club, Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE), was located while Otilia would remain behind until Julissa’s older sister Kristy finished school for the year.

Her parents relocated to San Antonio to Houston to provide her with a better education in gymnastics. Following her accident, a mistake made at the hospital led to her being in an induced condition known as a coma. She passed away just three months later, aged 18.

Julissa Gomez Net Worth

Julissa Gomez is one of the richest Gymnast from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Julissa Gomez 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was trained at Houston, Texas, at the training facility that was run by She trained in Houston, Texas, at the gym of Bela Karolyi, who helped many Olympic greats. who helped numerous Olympic greats.

On live TV in Japan she was unable to reach the springboard of her vault, and crashed into the ground head-first, causing paralysis as a result.

Julissa D’Anne Gomez (November 4, 1972 – August 8, 1991) was an American gymnast whose rapid rise through the ranks of elite gymnastics in the mid- 1980s was cut short by a vaulting accident in 1988 that left her a quadriplegic. She eventually died from her injury. She was being coached by Al Fong, and had previously been coached by Bela Karolyi.

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Facts & Trivia

Julissa Ranked on the list of most popular Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Julissa Gomez celebrates birthday on November 4 of every year.

How long was Julissa Gomez in a coma for?

Otilia Gomez said her daughter, Julissa, the country’s 13th-ranked gymnast, went into a coma 15 days after first entering Tokyo University Hospital to be treated for a broken neck.

Is Julissa Gomez still alive?

August 8, 1991

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February 4, 2021

How old was Elena Mukhina when she died?

46 years (1960–2006)